Northern Continental Resources Inc

Hathor Wins War For Northern Continental

VANCOUVER — Hathor Exploration (HAT-V, HTHXF-O) is set to take over Northern Continental Resources (NCR-V, NCLRF-O) after Denison Mines (DML-T, DNN-X) did not increase its takeover offer for the juni…







Athabasca Basin attracts uranium explorers

Vancouver — The Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan and Alberta is luring more and more junior companies eager to explore the potential for new uranium discoveries.


Junior market hot on uranium

Junior miners had an upbeat week on the markets, with improvements in daily volumes over the Sept. 15-21 period. The average daily volume over the week was about 31 million shares, coupled with an S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index gain of 12.5 over…


Higher gold price fails to boost juniors

Toronto Venture Exchange-listed companies showed little enthusiasm over the trading period, as gold moved higher, ranging from US$395 to US$412 per oz. and then dropping to around US$403 in New York. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange index closed up 26…


Analysts pick best bets for 2003

The Northern Miner asked five analysts of the junior mining sector for their recommendations and predictions for 2003. The list includes John Kaiser, publisher of the Kaiser Bottom Fishing Report, Don…


Mergers dominate lacklustre year in US mining

Denver — The year 2000 began on a note of optimism for mining in the U.S. The Washington Agreement, an accord of Europe’s top bullion-holders that aims to regulate and limit sales, promised to revive…


Uranium exploration shows renewed signs of life

While uranium exploration isn’t what it was during its glory years a few decades ago, a high-grade discovery made by Cameco (CCO-T) at the La Rocque Lake claims in northern Saskatchewan has spurred se…


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